In the scripture readings this Sunday we are reminded of our Christian duty of care for the oppressed. The poor and marginalised can sometimes be stigmatised or excluded in our society but Jesus made no such distinctions between classes of…
In this Sunday’s Gospel we hear how the Pharisees and some of the scribes came from Jerusalem to gather around Jesus as he went about his teaching. The Pharisees, like all Jews observed the tradition of the elders and did…
In today’s Gospel Jesus was aware that many of his followers did not accept his teaching or believe that he was the Son of God. In response to this rejection he asks them “what if you should see the Son…
I was certainly blessed with an outpouring of the Holy Spirit throughout my missionary year in Rome and on Pentecost Sunday (May 20th) I had a great day in the sunshine of Rome, one of the many highlights of the…
The Emmanuel School of Mission spent 17 days in the Dublin Diocese doing evangelisation as part of the 50th Eucharistic Congress. Along with the members of the Emmanuel Community in Ireland we facilitated a week long parish mission in St. Martin’s Parish…